You spend more hours in the desk chair than on any other piece in the house, and it is usually the last thing people budget for. Seldens keeps 16 desk chairs from Hooker Furniture, BDI, Stickley, Whittier Wood and Ekornes, in leather, wood, fabric and metal, ready to pair with a desk in the home office.

Getting the Chair Height Right

Work from the desk down. Desk tops sit at 29 to 30 inches, so the seat needs to land where your forearms are level with the surface and your feet stay flat on the floor. That is the whole test, and it is why an adjustable pneumatic seat beats a fixed one for most people. Then check the arms: if they cannot slide under the desk apron, you will sit further back than you should and lean forward all day. Executive swivel tilt chairs add recline tension, which matters more than it sounds when you are on calls.

Leather, Wood and Fabric for Long Days

Leather breathes better than people expect, cleans easily and develops a patina instead of pilling. Fabric feels warmer immediately and suits a cooler room. Wood frame chairs read as furniture, which is the right call when the office is really a corner of a living space rather than a closed room. Also think about the floor: casters roll well on hardwood and can be hard on soft rugs, so check what is under you. Compare swivel chairs if you want the same motion in a lounge seat.

Shop Desk Chairs in Tacoma, Bellevue and Olympia

Five minutes in a chair tells you more than any spec list. Bring your desk height, sit in several, and adjust them properly before you decide. Our Tacoma, Bellevue and Olympia showrooms carry Hooker Furniture home office seating on the floor. Come test drive one. Book time with a designer through our design services team.